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The birdcage of the muses : patronage of the arts and sciences at the Ptolemaic Imperial Court, 305-222 BCE / by Rolf Strootman.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strootman, Rolf, author.
- Series:
- Interdisciplinary studies in ancient culture and religion ; 17.
- Interdisciplinary studies in ancient culture and religion ; 17
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C--Art.
- Ptolemaic dynasty.
- Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C.
- Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C--Art patronage.
- Art patronage.
- Ptolemaic dynasty, 305 B.C.-30 B.C.
- Genre:
- Art.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 183 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leuven : Peeters, 2017.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction 1
- The golden age of Ptolemaic Alexandria 1
- Patronage and court society 3
- Hellenistic poetry as l'art pour l'art 5
- Understanding Ptolemaic literary patronage 9
- Court and empire in the Ptolemaic world 11
- Understanding the role of the court 18
- How this book is structured 21
- 2 The historical background 25
- The Argead royal court 25
- From Companions to Friends 27
- Cultural patronage before the Hellenistic Age 29
- Cultural patronage in the third century BCE 33
- The mouseion of Alexandria 37
- Conclusion 40
- 3 Royal courts in the Hellenistic World 41
- What is a court? 41
- The Queen at Court 45
- Court and empire 49
- The Friends of the King 51
- The Royal Council 52
- Court titles 53
- The Royal Pages 55
- Proximity to the throne 57
- Conflict and competition 59
- Conclusion 61
- 4 The ties that bind: philia, xenia and gift exchange 63
- Friendship and court society 63
- Guest-friendship 65
- Hierarchy 66
- Brokerage 67
- Gift exchange 69
- Conclusion 73
- 5 Patrons and clients 75
- Why court patronage? 75
- The usefulness of court patronage 76
- Prestige 84
- Competition 86
- Accumulation and appropriation 92
- Social Cohesion 93
- Conclusion 97
- 6 Poets are a king's best friends: the Hellenistic poet as royal philos 99
- Poets and scholars as courtiers 99
- Poetry and patron: the case of Theokritos and Hieron 104
- Reciprocity 109
- Competition and innovation 110
- Conclusion 113
- 7 Power Poetry: Images of empire in Alexandrian court poetry 115
- Praising the king and queen 115
- World Empire and Golden Age 120
- From Zeus to Ptolemy 123
- Peace and prosperity 127
- Hellenism and empire 130
- Conclusion 133
- 8 From polls to oikoumene: The imperial world view in scholar-ship and philosophy 135
- Philosophy 135
- Astronomy 138
- Historiography, geography, ethnography 141
- Conclusion 145
- 9 Conclusion: Patronage, court and empire 147.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789042933507
- 904293350X
- OCLC:
- 993871755
- Publisher Number:
- 99976884684
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